Manistee County Blacker Airport – MBL Manistee

Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL) is located 3 miles from Manistee County, Michigan and is owned by Manistee County Blacker Airport Authority. This public airport is used for general aviation and in 1961, the first commercial flight to Manistee was launched.

Manistee County Blacker Airport has flights to Chicago via Ultimate Air Shuttle, the only commercial passenger airline operating in the airport. This airport mainly serves the county of Manistee including its surrounding cities such as Acme, Cedar, Elk Rapids, Maple City, and Williamsburg to name a few. In 2015, MBL-Manistee attended to a total of 9,365 passengers.

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Frontier Airlines served flights to Milwaukee and was subsidized by the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, which lasted until 2012. The same year, the USDOT approved the proposal of opening a new route from Manistee to Chicago Midway International Airport. According to the Chicago Department of Aviation, Public Charters Inc. will service this route with non-stop flights operated by Aerodynamics Inc. As of 2017, MBL has 11 aircraft, 9 single-engine, and 2 multi-engines.

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When it comes to finding alternative airports, the closest to Manistee Airport is Cherry Capital Airport (TVC). This airport is just 7 miles from MBL and is situated in Traverse City.

There are several hotels located near the airport to make it convenient for passengers arriving in Manistee. The Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham Manistee is only 2.1 miles from MBL while the Super 8 by Wyndham Manistee has a distance of 3.2 miles from the airport.